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His election to membership in the isoyu. Scotia Institute of Natural 

 Science and in the Institute of Mining and Me.clianical Engineers of 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne took place in 1873. -In this year also he qualified 

 for and received his Degree of M.A. from King's College. In IST-t he 

 was made a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. 



In 1875 he married Florence Ellen, eldest daughter of Lewis 

 Johnstone, M.D., of Stellarton, IST.S. 



Under Prof. Lawson he took a course in analytical chemistry at 

 Dalhousie College, Halifax, in 1877. 



In April, 1879, was appointed Inspector of Mines for the Province 

 of Nova Scotia. 



In December, 1880, he received a letter from the directors of the 

 company owning the Foord Pit at Stellarton, highly commending him 

 for " the very great assistance you have rendered at great personal risk 

 of life following the disastrous explosion at our Foord Pit." 



In September, 1881, the Government appointed him secretary and 

 member of the Board of Examiners of Colliery Officials for the Pro- 

 vince. This was followed in October, 1886, by his appointment to the 

 office of Deputy Commissioner of Public "Works and Mines, which posi- 

 tion he held until his death. 



He was elected a Fellow of Section IV of the Eoyal Society of 

 Canada, in December, 1891. 



Dalhousie College, in April, 1892, conferred on him the Honorary 

 Degree of Doctor of Laws, in recognition of " Scientific Eesearch in 

 Mineralogy and Geology." During the same month he was elected an 

 honorary member of the Mining Society of Nova Scotia. 



In June, 1895, the Government appointed him a commissioner 

 to inquire into the " Causes, history and effects of the fires in the coal 

 seams of Pictou County." In November of the same year the Nova 

 Scotia Institute of Natural Science elected him president. 



King's College conferred on him, in 1903, the Honorary Degree of 

 Doctor of Science. In March of the following year he was created by 

 His Majesty a Companion of the Imperial Order, in recognition of his 

 contriTDutions to scientific literature and long service under the Govern- 

 ment. J 



The late Dr. Gilpin was a member of a large number of literary 

 and scientific societies, both at home and abroad, he was a prolific writer 

 on the subjects embraced by his profession, and besides, almost constant 

 contributions of papers to the numerous societies with which he was 

 connected, was the author of a number of valuable published works on 

 the Mineralogy and Geology of his native Province. 



Some months prior to his death Dr. Gilpin's friends noticed with 

 bome alarm that his health was failing, and on the advice of h\> phy- 



